Along with this development, AEG also announced that Tim Leiweke will be replaced by Dan Beckerman as President and CEO.

AEG owns several sports properties including the LA Galaxy and Houston Dynamo of MLS and was an instrumental force behind the growth of MLS, with Lieweke playing a key role in the league’s development as the head of AEG.

Anschutz is expected to take on a more hands-on approach to running the company, which had been put up for sale. AEG owns stake in the LA Kings, the LA Lakers as well as Home Depot Center. AEG is also working to try and bring an NFL team to Los Angeles.

Just what this means for the Galaxy and Dynamo remains to be seen.

At one point, AEG owned as many as five MLS teams, including the MetroStars (now the Red Bulls), the Chicago Fire and D.C. United.

Forward Dom Dwyer, midfielder Christian Duke, defender Yann Songo’o and goalkeeper Jon Kempin have been sent to Florida ahead of the start of the USL Pro season April 7th. Sporting will be able to recall any of the four at any point this season if need be.

Otherwise, the four players will help Orlando City try to retain the dominance over the lower league the club has been able to achieve the last two seasons, winning three of a possible four trophies.

Dom Dwyer is the only player of the four who has played for Kansas City at this point of their careers, appearing twice for the club.

Leiweke is also the same “genius” who…
1. Allowed 19 Entertainment essentially to take over the Galaxy in 2008…
2. Hired the disatrous Ruud Gullit as coach on 19’s recommendation…
3. Routinely gouges the public (for example, the L.A. Kings increased nosebleed seats for this year’s after-lockout home opener from less than $30 to more than $150, and the Galaxy raised parking by $5 when Beckham first arrived)
4. Is known as “Lie Weekly” (or “Lie Weakly”) by a lot of the media in L.A. (I know this personally)

If Anschutz is taking more control, then he probably wanted Leiweke out. Leiweke’s braggadoccio often gets the better of him.